Gyratory roundabout



. E. KOHLER GYRATORY ROUNDABOUT Aug. 1.4, m3.

Filed Aug. 28, 1919 2 sheets-sheet 1 Elma/who's Ernesr Kola ler.

RAMSMZ? Aug. 14, 1923.

E. KOH LER GYRATORY ROUNDABOUT 2 smu -sheet 2 Filed Aug. 28 1919 ErnesTKohler' 3 m Patented Aug. 1 1923.

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ApplicationfiIed August fii, 1219. Serial No. 320,393.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EnNnsrKoHLnn, a citizen-of the .United a'States,residing at Denver, in the county of Denier and State of Coloradqhaveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gyratory Roundabouts;and-i do hereby declare the followingtozbe a full, clear, andenactdescription of the invention, such as will enable-others skilledinthe art to which itappertains to make and use the same. 7 7

' This invention relates to an amusement. apparatusfa nd particularly tothat type of apparatus. involvinga' rotary passenger carrier organizedand constructed to gyrate or. movethrough a .peculiar orbit designed toproduce mirth and amusement for passengers that are suitablyaccommodated on the carrier. V

It is an object of: the present invention to provide a simple,practi'cable,.and inexpensibly constructed apparatus, and further toprovideian amusement apparatus which re quires a mini-mum number ofemployees or personal attendants in the operation of the apparatus. adevice of this kind which will accommodate a considerable number ofpassengers comfortablygtoeffect variable gyrations of the passengercarrier; and also to provide an effective organization of brakes andconvenient means of ingress and egress for passengers.

WVith the above and other objects in view, as will be'rendered manifestto those versed 'in the art, the invention consists in the construction,the combination, and in details and arrangements of the parts, as moreparticularly described hereinafter relative to the embodiment of theinvention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the apparatus, certain of the partsbeing broken away centrally and vertically to indicate details ofconstruction.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus, part of the same being brokenaway to illustrate arrangement of the parts of the driving mechanism. 7

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention a passenger carrier 2 isprovided, and while here shown as 'in the form of a plane circularplatform, obviously it may be given any other suitable planeconfiguration. The floor of the carrier 2'is'provided with a Furtherobjects are to provide.

circle or other suitable arrangen'ientof seats 3, preferably disposednear the edge ot the noor so that the passengers will be carried througha'inaxiinum sweep or orbit of move ment, and preferably the edge'ot thecarrier or table 2 isprovided with a guard or hand rail i ans entranceor exit gates at l for obvious purposes. To increase the ornamentalfeatures of the apparatus. and provide for the aeconnnodatien of amusical apparatus, or orchestra, the center 0; the earner is providedwith a pagoda 5, unoer which is represented a'mechanical, musical instrment 6, although obviously this may be replaced by an orchestra oisuitable pieces.

'TIQ carrier 2 is provided with a central downwardly projecting supportshown as a shaft or column ,'prejectingthrough a bearmg 8 formed. in theupper portion of an arch or other suitable support 9, which, in turn, ismounted on a main rotating; member such as turn-table l0, supportedpreferably on anti-friction bearings 11 running on a foundationstructure 12, this latter having a bearlng 13 to receive thecentral'shaitt or trunnion 14L ofthc turn-table 10. The lower end of theshaft '4', of the passenger-carrying floor or barrier-2, is journall din an appropriate bearing '7 on the upper surface of the turntable 10,so that the turn-table may have rotary motion about its own axis, thiscarrying the carrier 2 around with it whilst the carrier 2 may have anindependent rotary motion which is imparted to it by a suitable drivemechanism applied to the shaft 7. In this case the shaft has it a wormgear 15 a worm 16 driven by a suitable motor 17, which is mounted on thetop of the turn-table 10.

I prefer that the shaft 7 be set with its end. eccentrically orcrank-like with respect to the axis oi? the turn-table 10, and inaddition to its being so eccentrirally set, it is tilted from thevertical so as to hold the floor or carrier 2 at all times at a slightlyinclined plane with relation to the horizon.

The turn-table 10 is rotated through means of a motor 20, driving asuitable reduction gear 21, the pinion of which engages circumferentialgear 22 on the periphery of the turn-table.

It will be seen. because of the inclination of the sh aft 7 and floor 2,at each rotation of the turn-table 10', the floor will be carriedposition at the sides of the inclined carrier 2.

.The combination of the two movements due to the rotation of theturn-table and to opposite and on a substantial level with the top ofthe landing platform 27, ingress and egress from the platform carriercould not be conveniently had. In order, therefore, that the platformcarrier may be stopped at the-proper position with the entrance atopposite the landing platform, I provide inde pendent driving mechanismfor the turntables and platforms. By this means the turn table may beconveniently stopped when the eccentric shaft 7 is farthest from thelanding platform 27. This will bring the platform carrier at the properinclination so that one edge of it will be on a level with the landingplatform. .The operation of the motor 17 will of course'be continueduntil the entrance and exit gate are brought opposite the landingplatform. In order toaid the checking of the rotation of the platform soas to bring it to the desired position and to hold it in that positionwhile passengers are getting on or off of the platform, a shoe 28 isprovided, Which may be manipulated by the lever 29by an operator on saidplatform.

Conductors 31 and collector rings 32 on the perimeter of the turn-table10, conduct electricity from a source not shown to op crate the motor17;

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim is:

1. In an amusement apparatus, a gyratory platform carrier having an.axis of rotation inclined fixedly to its axis of revolution and providedwith an entrance and exit accommodations for passengers, a landingplatform, a holding device thereon adapted to engage the gyratoryplatform, and means for independently imparting rotary and revolutionarymovements to said platform.

2. In an amusement apparatus, a platform carrier provided withanentrance and exit and acconnnodations for passengers, a turn table, aninclined support projecting from the turn table and 'rotatablysupporting the platform carrier in a plane inclined to the plane ofrotation of said turntable, means mounted in a fixed base havingtransmission devices for rotating the turn table, and means independentof the turn table rotating means, and mounted in the turntable forrotating the platform carrier about its axis.

In testimony whereof I affix my sigature.

ERNEST KOHLER. Y

